As the outrages continue, mainstream outlets just see Trump being Trump
His social media posts are unhinged. He seems to fall asleep in meetings. He proudly proclaims he’s not thinking “even a little …
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In the 1979 hostage crisis, why did Iran free 10 Black Americans before the others? ⊕
Sgt James Hughes was one of the hostages released early. With US-Iran relations once again in the spotlight, he talks about being ‘handcuffed, under armed guard’
Since the United States launched a joi…
36 days ago
The Guardian view on the US supreme court: its judgments have slowly erased voting rights | Editorial ⊕
A landmark ruling set back the right Congress granted – of racial equality in electoral opportunity – to keep Republicans in power
In the late 19th century, after Reconstruction, US federal protection…
90 days ago
Act Black: posters of Black Americans on stage and screen – in pictures ⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
A new exhibition at New York’s Poster House celebrates the work of Black performers on stage and screen from the 1880s to the 1940s. Many of these posters are the only surviving proof of certain show…
6 months ago
Meet the AI workers who tell their friends and family to stay away from AI ⊕⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
When the people making AI seem trustworthy are the ones who trust it the least, it shows that incentives for speed are overtaking safety, experts say
Krista Pawloski remembers the single defining mome…
7 months ago
US leaders are erasing Black history. That threatens our future | Stacey Abrams and Esosa Osa ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
DEI is being used as a smokescreen to roll back progress and consolidate power. The goal is to rewrite our nation’s story
Democracy flourishes when Black Americans advance. The evidence is clear: birt…
10 months ago
Where is Liberia, whose president Trump praised for his ‘good English’? ○
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a story from Al Jazeera 🚨 › Al Jazeera English
Liberia was founded in 1822 as a colony for free Black Americans in West Africa as slavery ended.
13 months ago
The Underground Railroad went all the way to Canada – and a new photo exhibit preserves that legacy ○
For an estimated 30,000 Black people, the journey from enslavement in the US ended north of the border
Between the late 18th century and the end of the American civil war, tens of thousands of Black A…
15 months ago
Black woman who retired at 30: Financial independence is 'not just for white guys' ○
Persistent wage and wealth gaps make it harder for Black Americans to retire on a similar timeline to their white peers. Blogger hopes to inspire change.
Federal job cuts disrupt a stable retirement picture for many workers, including Black Americans ○
Black Americans are one of the groups with a higher than average share of federal jobs, which are valued for their benefits and stability.